California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km E of Cabazon, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km E of Cabazon, CA on Wed, Sep 29, 1976, 12:23 PM PDT (19:23 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16km SW of Oasis, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1976-09-29 19:23:53 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.914° N, 116.707° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216km E of Julian, CA · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.33km SSE of Lake Henshaw, CA · 18266 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.924km NE of Thermal, CA · 18265 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.118km ESE of Anza, CA · 18265 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.913km E of Desert Hot Springs, CA · 18265 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.120km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18264 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.14km ESE of Loma Linda, CA · 18263 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.419km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18261 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.24km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18261 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.618km ESE of Anza, CA · 18261 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.818km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18260 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.216km SW of Oasis, CA · 18257 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.530km SE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18257 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.211km NNE of Cabazon, CA · 18256 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.910km SE of Big Bear City, CA · 18255 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.025km SW of Ludlow, CA · 18255 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.012km N of Borrego Springs, CA · 18254 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.912km NE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18252 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.27km SW of Garnet, CA · 18252 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.813km WNW of Anza, CA · 18252 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.84km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18251 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.04km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18251 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.34km SSW of Garnet, CA · 18251 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.95km WSW of Bloomington, CA · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.35km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 18250 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.45km WSW of Yucaipa, CA · 18250 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.25km SW of Idyllwild, CA · 18249 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.920km NNW of Joshua Tree, CA · 18247 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.813km ENE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18247 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.57km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18247 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.410km NNW of Ocotillo Wells, CA · 18247 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.65km NNW of Cabazon, CA · 18246 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.416km N of Joshua Tree, CA · 18243 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 3.812km SE of Anza, CA · 18243 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.17km S of Yucca Valley, CA · 18242 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.17km N of Moreno Valley, CA · 18242 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.37km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18241 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.01km SE of Muscoy, CA · 18240 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.26km SSW of Salton City, CA · 18240 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.812km ESE of Aguanga, CA · 18240 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.011km ESE of Anza, CA · 18239 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.412km SE of Anza, CA · 18238 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.84km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18238 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.54km WSW of Garnet, CA · 18238 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.722km S of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18236 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.410km W of Morongo Valley, CA · 18234 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.33km W of Palomar Observatory, CA · 18234 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.519km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18234 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.33km S of San Bernardino, CA · 18233 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.83km NE of Colton, CA · 18233 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.43km S of San Bernardino, CA · 18232 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.422km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.522km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.222km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.723km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.922km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.022km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18232 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.323km SSE of Twentynine Palms, CA · 18231 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.27km NNE of Beaumont, CA · 18231 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.814km SE of Anza, CA · 18231 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 1.93km SE of Garnet, CA · 18266 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.04km NE of North Shore, CA · 18266 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.116km NW of Yucca Valley, CA · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.39km N of Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 18269 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.99km SSW of Idyllwild, CA · 18269 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.919km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18270 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.03km SSW of Lake Henshaw, CA · 18271 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.718km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18271 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.89km NE of Lake Arrowhead, CA · 18274 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.311km SSW of Anza, CA · 18276 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.018km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18276 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.118km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18277 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.816km SW of Ludlow, CA · 18279 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.212km NW of Warner Springs, CA · 18280 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18281 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.316km NNE of Indio, CA · 18281 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.220km NE of Thousand Palms, CA · 18281 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.919km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18281 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.919km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18281 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.919km SSE of Joshua Tree, CA · 18282 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci148809. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.